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31 Jan

TikTok is the fastest-growing social platform, but YouTube remains the most dominant

John RoutledgeLatest News

The Pew Research Center has published an updated survey of US adult social media usage. Although YouTube (especially) and Facebook retain their dominant status from the last poll in 2021, TikTok is the fastest-growing platform, with more than a third of adults now saying they use the app.The survey polled 5,733 US adults between May 19 and September 5, 2023.…

31 Jan

Senate tells social media CEOs they have ‘blood on their hands’ for failing to protect children

John RoutledgeLatest News

The CEOs of Meta, Snap, Discord, X and TikTok testified at a high-stakes Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child exploitation online. During the hearing, Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel, Jason Citron, Linda Yaccarino and Shou Chew spent hours being grilled by lawmakers about their records on child safety. The hearing was the first time Spiegel, Citron and Yaccarino testified to Congress. Notably,…

31 Jan

The European Space Agency will test 3D printing metal on the ISS

John RoutledgeLatest News

The first metal 3D printer that will be used in space is on its way to the International Space Station. The Cygnus NG-20 supply mission, which is carrying the 180kg (397 lbs) printer, launched on Tuesday and is set to arrive at the ISS on Thursday.Astronaut Andreas Mogensen will install the printer, which Airbus developed for the European Space Agency.…

31 Jan

Persona 3 Reload is a surprising dose of 2000s nostalgia

John RoutledgeLatest News

If you have a popular gaming franchise, now is the time to decide if you can repackage it, upgrade some textures, or completely reimagine the title for the 2020s. Atlus’ Persona games are one of those enduring series, and the company has already relaunched the last three entries across current-gen consoles, almost entirely unchanged from the original releases.But with Persona…

31 Jan

Nationwide House Price Index Reflects Strong 0.7% Increase in Property Prices for January

David RyckmanLatest News

The latest Nationwide House Price Index has revealed a promising trend in the UK property sector, with prices rising by 0.7% month-on-month in January. This data points towards a burgeoning recovery in the real estate market, a sentiment echoed by Daniel Austin, CEO and co-founder of ASK Partners. Austin commented on the significance of this development, stating, "Today’s data shows…

31 Jan

Samsung is betting on AI and the Galaxy S24 to turn around declining profits

John RoutledgeLatest News

Samsung has failed to recover from the sharp decline in profit it experienced in 2022. In its latest earnings report, the Korean company has reported KRW 258.94 trillion ($194 billion) in annual revenue and KRW 6.57 trillion ($4.9 billion) in operating profit for the fiscal year of 2023. Those are markedly smaller numbers than the previous fiscal year's, especially the…

31 Jan

Cities: Skylines II toxicity and more layoffs | This week’s gaming news

John RoutledgeLatest News

It's an awkward time to be a PC player. The platform has more games covering more genres than ever, and even standard PC hardware can deliver pristine, photorealistic graphics. At the same time, some of the biggest titles in recent memory have been absolute messes on PC at launch, like Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Redfall, the Dead Space…

31 Jan

Yamaha’s new audio mixer for gamers has a simpler interface and cheaper price

John RoutledgeLatest News

Yamaha has a new audio mixer for gamers and streamers. Nearly three years after the launch of the company’s first gaming-specific soundboard, the company’s new ZG02 adds a dedicated USB-C port for gaming consoles, a more streamlined profile and a lower price ($200 compared to the ZG01’s $300).Yamaha wants to establish its ZG line as more straightforward and accessible than…

31 Jan

The Morning After: This is Doom running on E. coli bacteria

John RoutledgeLatest News

MIT biotech researcher Lauren “Ren” Ramlan has run the iconic computer game Doom using gut bacteria. It’s not doing the running of the game, per se, but it is running (barely) on a display inside a cell wall made entirely of E. coli bacteria.The researcher dosed the bacteria with fluorescent proteins to ensure they lit up like digital pixels, reaching…

31 Jan

Universal Music threatens to pull songs from TikTok over payment terms

John RoutledgeLatest News

Universal Music Group (UMG) is threatening to pull all of its music from TikTok today following a breakdown in negotiations over royalties, the company wrote in an open letter. That would mean TikTok creators would lose access to songs from stars including Taylor Swift, Billy Eilish, The Weeknd, Drake and others. With UMG's deal with TikTok set to expire, the sides…